for you. in fact, i've heard from quite a few people my age that they think you're dishonest. >> whiletie gets defenseive when asked why he returned to the campaign trail after the storm. >> you want to go down with a mop? >> with six days till the iowa caucus caucuses, why donald trump is threatening to pull out of this week's debates. where are the plows? >> it's bad out here, man. >> communities from virginia to new york, buried by the blizzard. d.c. shut down again today. out west, a state of emergency. a cliff that has homes teetering on the edge. wild scene. >> stop, orlando police. stop! >> a driver in orlando ignores police, then tries to get away. [ gunshots ]. >> how it came to a dramatic end with that driver under arrest.

the first photo of the cast of friends reunited, as the one member who wasn't there opens up about his time on the set, and doesn't rule out an even bigger reunion. today, tuesday, january 26th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm excited about the "friends" reunion. i ordered a latte from gunther this morning. >> central park. it'll be fun to have them back together. they got together as part of a tribute to the legendary director, james. now, six days away from the first votes in this presidential election. the democratic candidates making their pitches to voters in iowa

hall before the caucuses. let's start with nbc's andrea mitchell. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. it wasn't a debate. but in separate appearances, the democrats run into tough questions when they tried to win over the undecided voters. >> reporter: within minutes, hillary clinton faced a blunt question from a young voter learning toward bernie sanders. >> i've heard from a few people my age they think you're dishonest, but i'd like to hear from you on why you feel the enthusiasm isn't there. >> i've been around a long time. people have thrown all kind of things to me. if you're new to politics, the first time you paid attention, you go, oh, my gosh, look at all of this. you have to say to yourself, why are they throwing all of that? i'll tell you why, because i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. >> reporter: sanders was asked how he defines being a democratic socialist. >> creating a government that works for all of us, not just a

that's my definition of democratic socialism. >> reporter: each was asked to react to the other's tv ads. >> the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. >> reporter: sanders said she has voted for the iraq war. >> i was not secretary of state, but experience is important, but judgment is also important. >> reporter: she had nothing but praise for his simon and gar garfunkle themed ads. >> i think that's great. i think that's fabulous. i loved it. >> reporter: in the final days, sanders' economic message is resonating with voters who are hurting. >> it's so hard to do anything to pay your bills. you're ashamed all the time. >> to millions of people who are experiencing exactly what you guys are experiencing, do say

we don't make change. >> reporter: president obama with politico seemed to be tipping toward clinton. >> she can start here, day one, more experience than any non-vice president has ever been in who as quires to this office. >> our new surveymonkey out today, clinton maintained her double digit lead over sanders among women. sanders is still 68% over clinton's 21%. the trend could have an impact in iowa if the voters show up to vote. >> thank you very much. on to the republican side, the rivalry between donald trump and ted cruz is intensifying again, as the iowa caucuses get closer. nbc's national correspondent peter alexander is covering the gop. good morning to you. >> good morning. on the republican side, new this morning, another growing national lead for donald trump.

tracking poll has trump at 39%, increasing his lead over cruz. he's up 22 points as cruz falls 4 points. rubio a distant third. the candidates kicking off a final sprint to the finish line. >> reporter: donald trump is convinced if it ain't broke, don't fix it. picking up the pressure on cruz. >> he could run right now for prime minister of canada. he'd have no problem. >> reporter: trump is also calling cruz a liar for his rival's ad that accuses the billionaire threatening to bulldoze a woman's home. trump said that lies never work and cruz sa nastis a nasty guy. >> we can't have him in there, when every other senator thinks he's a whack job. >> he's going to insult but i'm not going to respond in kind. >> reporter: trump says it's

using the front runner's words. cruz is mocking trump, too. two corinthians 3:17. >> two corinthians walk into a bar. >> reporter: while the rest of the field is running out of time for a surge, chris christie raised eyebrows for this exchange with a young woman, who asked why he left new jersey to campaign in the midst of blizzard cleanup. >> because it's already done. >> i have friends and family calling, sending me videos, pictures all over the state of flood. >> all over the state? there's been one county that's flooded in the state. one county. i don't know what you expect me to do. want me to go down with a mop? >> christie noted 500 people statewide were still without power. he offered to call the girl's friends who were impacted.

republican debate, donald trump threatening to pull out because he doesn't think megyn kelly can treat him fairly. fox said trump is scared to face the questions, and he'll learn if he's president, he doesn't get to pick the journalist. >> thank you very much. chuck todd is nbc's political moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> bernie sanders is a candidate that appeals to the hearts of democratic voters, and hillary clinton appeals to their head. did you see or hear anything last night in the town hall that changed that? >> i don't know if i saw anything that changed it, but i thought hillary clinton was sort of acknowledging the place that she is in this race a little bit. trying to fix it a little bit. i thought that she was trying very hard to engage, trying to stay nimble a little bit.

bitter. bernie sanders was somewhat defensive. he got a couple questions that weren't necessarily intended to force a contrast with hillary clinton, and he decided to take it. one was on guns and one when he watched her ad, he went at foreign policy. you saw sort of a -- i felt you saw bernie sanders tense and a relaxed clinton. >> hillary clinton is saying, i'm the experienced candidate. sanders had a good comeback. experience matters, so does judgment. do you think she handled that, when it was her chance to respond? >> no. i thought that was his strongest moment, as far as an issue, trying to beat back the idea that he's not ready for the job. you know, she doesn't have a good answer and it doesn't help that the current national security situation in the middle east is a mess. i think it only helps reinforce the sanders charge, especially with democratic votes. >> i want to play this sound

president, doing an interview with "politico," and ask you about it on the other side. this is talking about hillarylary clinton clinton. listen. >> she can start here day one, more experienced than any non-vice president has ever been in, who aspires to the office. >> if you're running the clinton campaign, you have to think it's an endorsement and play that tape any time you can. >> that's right. how about the way she reacted last night? i mean, she goes, i'm touched. i think she was not just excited but relieved. remember, sanders is trying really hard to play the role of obama here again. to create this sense of deja vu again. i think hillary clinton, their strategy and it has been this way for three weeks, don't just stand next to the president. hug him, do whatever it takes. this is a case of the president trying to reciprocate. >> it's the most engaged he's been on this race.

back after she did him the same favors. no coincidences in politics? is this something they worked out ahead of time? >> i feel this is something where the president was trying to do her a solid. he said he's not going to endorse until the, quote, primary season is over, but he knows there's pandemonium in his party if she loses iowa and new hampshire. there's calls to joe biden, the michael bloomberg thing. you know, if she can win iowa, she can calm a lot of nerves. i think the president knew that. >> ten seconds, chuck, donald trump threatening to pull out of the republican debate over megyn kelly. does he do anything with that strategy, other than make her a bigger superstar? >> i think it does. look, i think he's working the ref a little bit. already, if he gets a question he doesn't like, he can just chalk it up to that. i think he's setting the expectation. >> chuck todd, thanks very much. talk about the weather. there is mounting frustration this morning over all that snow

historic blizzard. airports struggling to get back on track. with neighborhoods not plowed today, people are starting to voice their anger and frustration. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in washington, where the federal government and the schools are closed again today. miguel, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. it'll be another tough day in cities like washington, d.c. this is what many neighborhoods look like. they're buried in snow. cars are still packed underneath it. it's been 60 hours since the storm, and some are still struggling to make it around town. >> reporter: first one. >> one plow, and that was it. >> reporter: really piling on. working. >> reporter: amid the first melting, a virtual meltdown. >> all our driveways, we're ready to go, but the roads are not cleared. >> reporter: travel on ice. subway rails stuck. 13,000 flights frozen.

probably will be the next ten days. >> reporter: at washington's reagan airport, runways were clear, but there's nowhere for cars to park. >> we wanted to make sure everything was okay so we came last night. >> reporter: travelers trapped at the airport along with cleanup crews. >> we sleep in our shops, spa rooms, bunkers. some guys sleep in their trucks. >> reporter: the lucky few who got out captured a winter wonderland below. pretty from the air. a different story on the ground. back roads buried. even snow plourws stuck. >> i shovelled all this stuff. >> reporter: in washington, the nation's second busiest yousubway system, resumes operation today. amtrak is not entirely back on track. >> the train isn't coming. opposite of good. >> reporter: with exhausted crews still on the problem job. >> maybe a couple more days. >> reporter: from boston to new york to d.c., some haven't seen

>> this is the only way in and out, huh? >> reporter: with neighborhoods buried in snow, locals are brimming with frustration. >> you can't abandon people. you can't leave them here. >> while it's going to be a tough day for folks who own this motorcycle and cars like this here, there is good news. the city says they're going to plow the side streets at some point. the airlines are back on track. much of the snow should melt. the problem will be next, potential for black ice. back to you. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. can relate out to why people are frustrated. they're still looking at the snow. >> it's not going to go somewhere fast. if it did, we'd be talking about flooding. got some interesting video. we have this great satellite image from earth day to nasa. this was before we had our storm. now look at after. this is sunday. the one was tuesday and now sunday. the northeast, boy, what a mess. we're also tracking that

here's the good news, it is going to stay to our south. the bad news is, it's bringing a lot of rain from louisiana all the way into alabama, then into florida. severe thunderstorms. the energy gets transferred and then up and away. that's good news because we do not need any more snow. most of the models agree, it keeps all the moisture offshore. fantastic. no problems. everybody wins. now, this is a nor'easter that was caused by el nino. take a look what el nino has been doing in northern california. this is pacifica, california. all these homes have been red tagged. you can see why. the beach, the cliffs, all eroded. this is unbelievable. they don't know when these homes are going to or if they're going to fall into the ocean. collapsing. >> how much shoreline was there when they built those things?

>> oh, man. >> can you imagine? wow. >> as you can imagine, those are not inexpensive homes that are ready to go into the ocean. that's south of san francisco. that's what's going on around the country. we're going the sun beginning to rise in raleigh this morning. plenty of sunshine. and the temperatures, we're

but look at clayton and sanford upper 20s. if you se >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks very much. president obama announcing major changes monday on the use of solitary confinement in prisons. including a ban of that practice for jewel niluvenile and low-level offenders. the president wrote, solitary confinement for juveniles has been linked to depression, alienation zptand the potential for violent behavior. also, the longest a prisoner could spend in solitary would be 60 days for a first offense, rather than the current 365 days. the reforms would affect about 10,000 federal prisoners.

over this zika virus. the world health organization warns the mosquito-born virus is likely to spread to all the countries around america except chili. there have been no cases yet of infection in the united states yet. however, in los angeles county, several doctors have contacted public health department officials, asking for blood tests for patients exhibiting symptoms. a pregnant woman was among those patients. now more about the wild scene we showed earlier. orlando police releasing video about what started out as a routine traffic stop and ended with an officer opening fire on a young driver. natalie has more. >> this incident happened last week. it is still under investigation. orlando police say it all started when they pulled over a 17-year-old for a seat belt violation. what they didn't realize at the

>> reporter: the footage is striking. [ gunshots ]. >> shots fired! >> reporter: police officer shoots at a car in an orlando, florida, shopping center. >> stop! orlando police, stop! >> reporter: police say the january 16th incident started when officers spotted the driver not wearing his seat belt. >> stop the car! >> reporter: this is newly released police body cam footage. >> put your hands up now! >> reporter: when the suspect didn't stop, cops used batons to smash the car's windows. still, the suspect then backs up into a parked car. before trying to make another escape. that's when the car comes right toward one of the officers, who says he was forced to fire four shots to protect himself. another angle from store surveillance shows the driver of what turned out to be a stolen car getting shot at, but managing to get away.

terrifying incident to our affiliate but did not want to be identified on camera. >> everything happened so fast. i just froze. when in a state of shock because i wasn't expecting them to pull out guns and open fire. >> the car eventually crashed. the 17-year-old driver was arrested after fleeing on foot. he was treated for a bullet wound to his shoulder and is charged with assaulting police. the officer, meanwhile, involved is on paid administrative leave. i guess this is a good instance where it's a good thing they had the body cam footage. they actually back up the investigation now. >> natalie, thank you very much. now to another dramatic scene, this in florida. 13 people saved from a sinking yacht last night. the 106 foot serena iii went down off the coast of broward county. it appears the vessel took on water after running aground. no one was injured. the boat sank in 1200 feet of water and is unrecoverable.

three escaped inmates in california entering a fourth day. did the prisoners have inside help? we're live with new information on the search and investigation. and the battle of the billionaires. how michael bloomberg's possible late run for the white house could shake up the campaign.

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we have breaking news to get to. chapel hill cools have just canceled scal for today. they were previously on a three hour delay. the school district is citing hazardous travel conditions still remain in many parts of the area. and wake county officials decided to delay class by three hours even though a few neighborhoods are still dealing with icy conditions. and the school system is not excusing absences today due to travel issues. for a full list of closings and delays, go to wncn.com this is

with your forecast after 28 in clayton and 34 in littleton. if you see the roadways shining, that is the potential for ice. take your time. and 52 the temperature at lunchtime and 58 the. highs and still in the 50s for the 6:00 p.m. driven home. and a few accidents that i want to touch there are some people out there on the plaza on a chilly morning here in the northeast.

we'll go out in a couple minutes. it is tuesday morning, the 26th day of january, 2016. and let's take a look at some of the headlines. >> the aftermath of the blizzard, still the big story. hundreds of new flights cancelled today. schools and federal offices closed in washington, d.c. again. up and down the east coast, frustration is growing. including queens, new york, where side roads are still covered in snow. >> it's bad out here, man. it's bad. brooklyn got plowed. the city got plowed. i don't know. >> a plow is not effective. the snow is too deep, and there's not enough room, so we are literally going in and dragging it out. >> people are getting frustrated. queens was hit hard, by the way. 30 inches of snow in some neighborhoods. the democratic presidential field was in des moines, iowa, last night for a final town hall

bernie sanders touted his call to shake up washington, while hillary clinton pushed her experience. >> establishment politics is just not good enough. we need bold changes. we need a political revolution. >> obviously, i respect senator sanders greatly and appreciate what he has done in this campaign. but i believe that i'm the better person to be the democratic nominee and to be the president and commander in chief of the country. >> polls show clinton and sanders are locked in a tight race in iowa. a state of emergency is in place along the shoreline of pacifica, california. cliff erosion is threatening to plunge these apartments into the pacific ocean. the property owners have been told those buildings are no longer safe to inhabit. also this morning, the search for three dangerous fugitives who escaped from a maximum security jail in southern california is entering a fourth day now. as the man hunt goes on, investigators are trying to figure out if those men had

nbc's gabe gutierrez is in santa ana with more on that. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. county leaders are set to discuss later today whether to raise the reward for information by $150,000. so far, no solid leads. >> reporter: this morning, investigators say they're trying to determine whether the three escape. many now asking how they broke out of this high-security methods. >> i don't know about any help, but we do believe this was a well-planned, well-thought out escape attempt. >> reporter: so far, no corrections officers have been implicated. officials say the fugitives cut through a steel screen in their cell, then entered the jail's plumbing tunnels before making their way to the roof. from there, they slid down five stories using ropes made out of jail linens. >> everyone presumes the individuals are going to be armed and dangerous.

are accused of violent crimes. nayeri seen here is charged with kidnapping and torture. duong with attempted murder and tieu with murder. two are believed to have ties with vietnamese gangs in the area. >> we're telling the community, it's an obligation for you to come out and let us know. we can keep you anonymous but we need the information to go forward to find these people. >> reporter: the reward for information could be increased to $200,000 today, but some residents of orange county's little saigon say tipsters may be hard to find. >> fear retaliation. >> reporter: they had been in a cell with 60 other men. they were last seen friday. investigators believe they escaped shortly after, pointing to this grainy video which shows movement on the roof. it wasn't until the next head count at 8:00 p.m. that authorities realized they were gone. giving the inmates a roughly

>> now, authorities aren't sure what the inmates did after they landed outside of this facility, and whether they may have had a get away driver. authorities say anything is possible right now. they say it's possible they may be being harbored by someone else. now, it's unclear whether they're still together. >> gabe gutierrez on this for us, thank you very much. back to politics and the man who might shake up the presidential race. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is drawing up plans for a possible third party run if conditions are right. willie has the latest on that. >> good morning, guys. michael bloomberg is the 14th wealthiest person in the world and one of three people to serve three terms as the mayor of new york city. if he runs for president, it would add another layer of drama to this campaign. >> reporter: even if you don't know his story, you know his name. >> mike bloomberg! >> reporter: with the reported net worth of $36.5 billion,

donald trump. after attending jones hopkins and harvard business school, he headed to wall street to work at solomon brothers. in 1981, he left the investment firm to start his own company. an empire that began with a computer that revolutionized financial data, and grew to a cable network and financial service reporting on the financial world. he was a lifelong democrat. in 2001, he switched to the republican party to run as mayor of new york city. he was elected weeks after 9/11. >> this is our victory. a victory for a vision and our faith in the future of the greatest city in the world. >> reporter: as mayor, bloomberg

restaurants, and saw gend zbn gendrification. he was elected for a third time, this time as an independent. the final term was marked by controversy. with rising income inequality and police techniques like stop and frisk. >> it's not because of race, it is because of crime. >> reporter: in a highly publicized and criticized move, bloomberg tried and failed to limit sugary sodas. >> if we're serious about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it and have the courage to tackle it. >> reporter: bloomberg is private about his personal life. he's divorced but has had a long-term girlfriend more than a decade. he has two daughters. one with olympic aspirations. also a noted edd edd fi lan edd philanthropist. he may be getting back in the spotlight.

allies say this isn't a guy who will get in as a spoiler. if he believes he can win, he'll enter the race. >> it's $1 billion during a shortened period of time to spend. >> he can wait until march and then make his decision based on who wins. >> willie, thank you. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> guys, we've got changing things going through especially the northeast and great lakes. we're watching one area, part of a frontal system bringing freezing rain, also a clipper coming across the great lakes, bringing some snow. as that system moves past, it's going to bring lake-effect snow. icy travel, freezing rain advisories from syracuse to bald mother -- baltimore and virginia. winter weather advisories in the great lakes tomorrow. the highest snow amounts will be near the great lakes.

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behind you, even injuring people. >> reporter: our team dpeeployed in the snow zone, spotting piles of snow on car roofs. everywhere you look. >> why didn't you clean the top off? >> never thought of it. >> reporter: seems hard less ss harmless, right? check this out. terrifying moments when a sheet of ice flies off a car, smashing that windshield. this car swerving out of the way as a block of ice rockets through the air. and watch this truck. snow piled high, slamming into the overpass. the wintry explosion blinding the driver behind. all because so many of us don't wipe the snow off our cars. police see it all the time. >> it's not just the flying ice. ice doesn't have to hit your vehicle. it's you avoiding the piece of ice. >> even if the ice doesn't hit you, you're in danger because you're going to avoid it. >> the roads are slippery.

could cause another accident. >> reporter: drivers just clean their windshields ss but not the roof. i spot this truck quick. >> jeff rossen from nbc news. we're doing a story about how dangerous it is to have snow and ice on your roof. >> yes, it is. >> you didn't clean it off. >> i didn't put it there. >> our team is armed with stepladders and ice scrapers. if drivers won't clean it off, we will. >> i have good news. i brought my rossen report team out with shovels and we're going to do it for you. >> you're a bunch of nice guys. >> that's what i think. get to work, team. >> reporter: it takes minutes. >> get the last bit of ice off there. >> reporter: this man's truck is good to go. >> promise me, you'll wipe it off. >> i will unless i can find you tomorrow. >> reporter: car after car. >> huge chunks of ice. >> reporter: we clean off piles of snow.

roof. >> absolutely. >> reporter: even a thin coating can do damage when it freezes over. huge chunks of ice already. imagine this at highway speeds. why didn't you wipe the snow off? >> i couldn't reach it. brush wasn't long enough. >> reporter: we swoop in. by the end of the day, we helped lots of drivers but we can't be everywhere. so before you leave this morning, clean the roof to avoid this. >> we'll sewe you. thank you. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you very much. >> we love that guy, right? >> yeah. >> i didn't put the snow there. why do i have to clean it? >> best ever. >> what do you need? >> leaving snow on the roof isn't just dangerous, it's illegal in as many as 12 states. we have a list on the website right now. facebook.com/rossen reports. my facebook page. figure out if your state, it's illegal, and you can be charged

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. 7:57. chapel hill hill carrboro schools have announced they are canceling school for today. they were previously on a three- hour delay. they are citing hazardous travel conditions remain in many parts of our region. and wake county school officials decided to delay classes by three hours. and even though a few neighborhoods are still dealing with icy roads, the school system is not going to excuse absences today due to travel issues. for a full list of closings and delays, check out our website at wncn.com. a live look outside on this tuesday morning. lots of sunshine.

welcome back. the temperature is now 39 agrees at raleigh-durham international airport. a nice mix of sun and clouds. and the temperatures elsewhere at 30 clayton and 36 in louisburg and 38 in henderson and we have a report ofitis on the secondary streets in the area. so be on the lookout for that and stay alert this morning. and 58 the high and get rl for a few showers. they arrive tonight and continue through wednesday. to traffic, we have an accident in durham and us it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, dosing dangers. the new warning for millions of

the most popular pain relief medications on the market. what you need to know. plus, why mcdonald's is about to introduce waiters at hundreds of restaurants across the country. then past, present and panda. >> you must take the next step on your journey. >> dustin hoffman opens up about his new kung fu classic and his legendary career. >> career wise, do you have regrets? >> i turned down maybe more brilliant things and more great directors probably than any actor i know. >> today, tuesday, january 26th, 2016. everybody. >> good morning, michigan. >> good morning, texas. >> good morning, argentina. >> hi to our grandkids in north carolina, we love you. >> wilmington, north carolina,

can you do this yeah, i can do this >> good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, january 26th, 2016. great day out on our plaza. kind of feels warm almost. i mean, i don't want to get carried away. >> comparatively speaking. >> it's nice. >> no question about it. >> people are ditching their gloves behind us. >> heat wave. >> good dog. >> i have a treat in my glove there. >> tomorrow on "today," we have an exclusive television interview. former soprano star will be here live. it's her first television interview since she announced that she has multiple sclerosis. we'll talk about how she's feeling and why she decided to go public now, 15 years after

that's jamie-liy,ynn sigler, tomorrow on "today." >> wrangler was jumping up on you. >> he knows i have a treat. >> breakfast is served. >> let's head to natalie for a check of the top stories. >> good morning again. into politics and new urgency on the campaign trail with the iowa caucuses six days away. peter alexander is in washington. good morning. >> natalie, good morning. days ago, the leading democratic candidates are fighting to explain what are seen to be weak spots in their campaigns. hillary clinton dealt with lagging support from young voters and sanders about being a socialist. >> in fact, i've heard from quite a few people my age that they think you're dishonest. >> i've been around a long time. people have thrown all kinds of things at me.

is the first time you paid attention, you go, oh, my gosh, look at all of this. you have to say to yourself, why are they throwing all of that? haif i've been on the age. i hope you'll reconsider. >> helping everybody, not just those on the top. that's my definition of democratic socialist. >> ted cruz warning if trump wins iowa, he could be, in cruz's words, unstoppable. cruz insists he's the only candidate who can stop the billionaire. also this morning, trump has new polls to brag about. widening his national lead over cruz, now 22 points. arguing the gop establishment doesn't like him. it just hates cruz. natalie, back to you. >> peter alexander, thank you. a texas grand jury investigating planned parenthood

anti-abortion activists. david, a leader for the center of medical progress, is charged with tampering with a government record, along with misdemeanor. an employee of his group is also charged with records tampering. they're accused of using fake ids to shoot undercover video of a planned parenthood official. no one from planned parenthood was inindicted. northeast is still feeling the effects of the blizzard. schools and government buildings are cancelled again in washington, d.c. drivers have complaints about snow removal. hundreds of flights cancelled again in new jersey. property owners along the jersey shore are repairing damage caused by beach erosion and flooding. new video shows dangerous cliff erosion along a stretch of the northern california coast. storms caused by el nino have eaten away at this beach front

that has left that row of buildings in danger of collapse. local officials declared a state of emergency and red tagged several buildings as uninhabitable. a dog described by her owner as lazy put the lie to rest. she went out for a walk and sniffed her way to the starting line of a half marathon in alabama. she ran with the leaders for several miles before then settling back, actually finished in seventh place. there's talk of naming next year's race, the hound dog half. she just needed a half marathon to run. let's spend send itend it back to savannah. a new survey finds too many americans are ignoring the instructions on over the counter pain medications, and it's leading to serious health problems. dr. natalie azar is a news contributor. guilty as charged, i'm a big self-doser. >> you are? >> i am.

the survey finds i'm not alone. >> 43% of those surveyed say they knowingly exceed the recommended amount on the bottle. >> i do it. >> the same percentage say they think it's just a guideline and not having that they should strictly follow. >> apparently, there are real health effects if you overdose. >> absolutely. on the panel you can see, the newer recommendation for aover the counter tylenol changed. 3,000 milligrams. aspirin, 4,000. why are we making a big deal about this? taking any of these medicines too long or too high of a recommended dose can lead to serious stomach problems. ulcers, bleeding, gastritis, as well as kidney damage with long duration of use. >> over time or use, it can be dangerous?

the kidneys have to do with more long-term duration. we don't see kidney failure in the acute setting, but stomach issue, we can. >> why people take these medicines. we're not doing it for fun, they're in pain and want relief. >> exactly. >> if you have migraines, what do you recommend? >> for the headache, iibuprofen is appropriate for a short while. one thing that pain managements point out is be aware of the rebound headache. if you're taking this regularly, three to four days or 15 days out of the month, you can experience a rebound headache. when those medicines get out of your system, you get a rebound headache in addition to the migraine. also, not all headaches are migraine migraines. you should see a headache provider or specialist to determine what kind you have and what medicine is best for you. prescriptions are given a lot. >> let's talk about back pain. that's why i dig into the advil

>> back pain is the second most common reason people come to the doctor. you can do an ibuprofen at home. also, i'll caution, if you have weakness or tingling or numbness in the extremities, see a doctor. but warm compresses can work well. if your pain lasts more than ten days, you should see a doctor. >> let's do some of these. joint pain. >> as a rheumatologist, i recommend tylenol. for most people, they require an anti-inflammatory. ibuprofen. >> a kid with the fever. >> they're recommending acetaminof acetaminophen. fever lasting more than three days, see a health care provider. >> if i take baby aspirin for heart health, is there worry for that? >> it's not dangerous for your

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let's do some trending. savannah? >> monday was the first day mark zuckerberg headed back to work. two months of paternity leave after the birth of his son. one thing he wasn't worried about, what to wear. this was his closet. he said, after paternity leave, what should i wear? >> makes life more simple. >> it's not only the same color, it's the exact same shirt. >> i love that. >> remember charlie brown, when they'd show his closet, it was the yellow. >> same thing, yeah. >> what do you have in your closet more than any other thing? >> first, color, navy blue. navy blue ties more than anything. >> i have a lot of white. i don't know why. >> cream, yeah. >> black. >> never out of style. >> in my real life, yeah. this show, they don't want the funeral director look.

most of us will agree, atms, revolutionized the way we got money. could it use an update? chase thinks so. the national bank is saying good-bye to atm cards and introducing an app. it would work alongside new machines that required you to use the app to make withdraws. better yet, when you withdraw the money, you can pick if you want $1 bills, $5 bills, $10 bills and so on. the machines have been tested in washington state, but thousands of these new atms will roll out this year. >> great idea. good for tipping. >> what if you do it at another bank? >> it's $3.50 some places. >> one less thing to lose. chase isn't the only business in town changing things up. by the end of the year, mcdonald's will -- get this -- be using waiters at their restaurants. can you imagine? >> no.

the service won't be fancy. >> will you be serving coca-cola with the big mac? >> you go to the counter, order, stand and wait. you will pay at the kiosk and then a server will bring your food. do you tip that person? >> you should if they're doing -- bringing it to you. >> do you pay a premium on the items if you do it that way? >> i don't know. >> same price? i'm all for it. i like it. >> all day breakfast, baby. >> we want it when we want it. >> the video that had us in awe this morning. take a look at this. >> wow. mesmerizing. [ applause ]

the athlete in the video is leo, competing in the wind games. it's a competition dedicated -- >> al, it's different than the wind games you might be aware of. >> al was happy right now. >> he is in a windtunnel device. the amazing thing -- no, not those wind games -- the way he can float to the top without hitting the top, and come back down. >> and runs along the sides. >> yeah. >> crazy. >> very, very cool. >> it's really neat. now the picture that's been 12 years in the making and how one stunt man from the "revenant" really feels. tamron has pop start. >> first up, the reunion we've been waiting for. we've been talking about. a few weeks ago, it was announced the cast of "friends" would be coming together to honor director james burrows. actress kaley cuoco has shared

they puddled around the gang there. everyone except for matthew perry were in attendance. we knew he wouldn't be there. in a recent interview, he opened up and got personal. he revealed he can't remember some of his time on the set of "friends" due to substance abuse. he says much of his memory was erased during the filming of season 3 and 6. isn't that something? he also said he would be open to a full reunion but it would have to be done well, as to not ruin the memory of the show. matthew is currently preparing for a play in london and recorded a pre-taped appearance for the special. the program will air february 21st on nbc. mark your calendar. up next, last week, we announced that mariah carey is engaged to packer. nick cannon remained silent until now. he inthatstagramed this fan-made meme. kevin hart is leaning over nick

it's just a ring, nick. carey's engagement ring is not just a ring. it's 35 carats, $8 million to $10 million. nick said, this made me laugh out loud for real. hilarious. congrats to mariah carey and james. may god bless your future children. they share children so it's good to hear that. one of the movies getting a lot of buzz around the award shows, "the revenants." people can't stop talking about leo and the bear. the stunt man playing the bear is speaking out. >> it was a stunt man? >> you thought it was a real bear? >> one of two stunt men who stood in for the bear. he wore a blue suit with a bear head to imitate the animal and said the work was anything but glamorous. he said, i was supposed to grab his jacket with my hand to make it look like the bear's jaws were killing in. in order to have the bear's jaw in the small of the back, basically.

my face was in his butt. >> not glamorous? >> he said, my face was in leo's butt for a fair bit of time. that's something's fantone's fantasy, but it wasn't mine. you look unimpressed by that. >> drop the mic. >> wow. >> little fire at the end. i didn't see that coming. you're edgy. >> good luck with the post-oscar interview. >> these people on the red carpet. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> okey-dokey. let's show you what we have happening. this frontal system will be bringing wet weather through the gulf coast of florida. another storm coming into the pacific northwest.

warmup. today, nice and warm in billings, minnesota. chicago, three degrees above normal. by wednesday, minneapolis is up to 36. denver is at 55. new york city up three degrees. on friday, we'll see the warmup continue. it stays mild throughout much -- country. just about above normal. that's above normal is where we'll be this afternoon. so plenty of sunshine and sun glare to contend with this morning. and a little black ice reported and 31 in siler city and 28 in >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much.

unimaginable loss can often take a wide and varied path. madonna badger knows it too well. christmas morning house fire in 2011 claimed the lives of her three daughters. lily, grace and sarah. and her parents. but time and a new purpose have helped her find a way to honor her family. welcome back. how are you doing? thank you. doing a lot better. >> i know there are times of sadness, but there have been moments of joy. you are remarried? >> yes, i was married in july 2014 to bill duke, who is the most loving, kindest man i've ever met. that has made a huge difference in my life. >> i know you spent a lot of time as far away from this area as you could get. you went out to arkansas. you were in the real estate business and you decided, you know what? i have a business back in new york. it's an advertising company and

when you got back to work, in some ways, there was an epiphany. can you explain it? >> it all actually started in 2007, 2009, when we did a beauty summit. we talked about what innovation and marketing really meant. what it really means is innovation and marketing is really getting inside of the shoes of your consumer. it's no longer this old paradigm of filling the consumer with shame and anxiety. you're not good enough. hair isn't right enough. then solving the problem. >> more specifically, you took a very close look at the way a lot of advertising objectifies women. >> yes. >> for their looks and even their body parts. you decided that can no longer be the case. >> exactly. as an agency, we've made the decision that we will never use women as a prop, where she has

we'll never over retouch to the point it's unattainable, and we're not going to use her body parts. >> you released a video anonymously on youtube. i wish i could play the whole video here. it's incredibly powerful. i want to give people a little idea of what it's like. i will say, there's much more to this. >> great. >> it really is amazing. what's the reaction been like online? responsibility for that. what's the reaction been? >> huge. it has been seen in over 167 countries around the world. impressions. incredible.

objectifying women is really up there with inequality. >> but in a world where we hear over and over again, sex sells, can you make a difference? can you get the rest of the industry to go along with this? >> i think that we have seen enough instances of sex not selling. of people actually pushing back and saying, no, this does not fit within my value system. you know, when go daddy ran their ads, there were huge problems. i think the sex sells, but the worst part is the harm we're doing. for me, that's what made we make

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corfont will have sunshine is going to warm us up nicely this afternoon. right now we're in the 20s and 30s. below freezing at 28 in sanford, 39 in raleigh and 37 in durham. and the high today 58. also the chance for rain arriving tonight and continuing through wednesday. wednesday we fall back into the 40s. we have a report of black ice in the area.

here's an accident 8:30 now on this tuesday morning. it is a mild morning in the northeast after some pretty wintry weather over the last couple of days. want to thank these people for sticking around and saying hi. by the way, coming up, one of our favorites. we'll sit down with dustin hoffman, one of the stars of the "kung fu panda" franchise. we'll hear about his character, master shifu. some of the misses he feels he's had in his career. >> roles he's turned down? >> yup. jenna will show you why you should bring a friend to your next workout.

how to keep your kids entertained when you and them are stuck indoors. as the wind picks up -- not that kind of wind -- mr. roker has a check of the weather. >> this is a theme developing. >> keep it going. >> for tomorrow, a lot of wet weather, heavy rain through florida, the southeastern coast. look for lake-effect snow around the great lakes. we see the winds come across there. pacific northwest, wet weather. plenty of sunshine through the plains. windy around the great lakes also. sunshine, good morning. 39 degrees right now this is a live picture from the raleigh- durham international airport. we'll see a lot of sunshine through the day. some clouds too today. and the temperatures much warmer than where they should be in the afternoon.

freezing in clayton, 35 >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. 78 years young, dustin hoffman has been acting for 50 years, still going strong. >> he'll be one of the voices in "kung fu panda 3." we caught up with dustin to talk about that and so much more. >> a kung fu master is prepared to train hard. >> perfect. >> really? again! >> i want to go back to, probably 2006/2007, when either an agent or manager called you and said, dustin, they want you to do the voice for a character called master shifu in a movie about a kung fu panda. did you immediately think, great? >> no. >> what'd you think? >> i thought it was the

>> are you surprised by it? this has become a billion dollar franchise. >> it's the only franchise i've been in. i wanted to keep going until i die. >> you must take the next step on your journey. >> one of the things that comes up in articles about you a lot is you love research. you love to research characters. >> yes. >> i'm imagining -- >> i know where you're going. >> there's not a lot you can research about master shifu. >> no. >> no, so -- raccoon? i've always tried to -- >> i think it's a raccoon. >> i think it's a raccoon. >> is it a raccoon? >> red panda. >> i'm a red panda? >> dustin hoffman has made $930 million off of a character, and he's not completely sure what the character is. >> that's right. >> he is a -- >> red panda. >> not a raccoon. >> no, a red panda. i thought he was a raccoon.

inner peace, but the movies seem to revolve around the disturbing of inner peace, the valley of peace. what happens in this one? >> i do think it's possible that this is the best of the three. it's about chi, c-h-i. it's your essence. it's really who you are. and it's about the bad guy, who is trying to take everyone's chi away. >> i have returned. >> master shifu, he regrets some things he's done in his past. are you a guy who looks backwards at all? do you look to the past at all? >> yes. >> you do? >> i've been shrinking it up for 20 years. if you want to know the truth. i want my therapist to be there, wherever they bury me, just to sit there maybe once a week for an hour. >> so you can have that little conference conversation? >> something. >> career wise, do you have regrets?

>> i turned down maybe more brilliant things and more great directors probably than any actor. >> give me examples. >> the first one? >> yeah. >> "close uncountersencounters." best i've ever read and i'm not going to do it. >> why? >> i had a problem with success. i turned woody allen down. schindler's list down. i mean, i turned bergman down. extraordinary career. there were a lot of roles you the most of. >> despite myself. >> what i say to actors when they say, should i study, i say yes. my name is dustin hoffman. welcome to my master class. >> you like to pass on your passion to younger actors. what would 78-year-old dustin hoffman tell 28-year-old dustin hoffman, if you could talk to him as an actor. >> hang on another two years and

>> you're trying to seduce me. >> you shared something, you turned down roles because you think you were afraid of success. when you look back now at 78, are you proud of yourself? >> no. i mean, your original question is, you know, do you look back? do you wish you -- yes. could i go back and live the last 40 years differently? i would. i mean, the good news, i feel fresh now. i feel reborn now, in a sense. i've finally gotten a sense of myself, of priorities. it doesn't em bar rszbarrass me to do good. i wasn't afraid of being a star, i did not deserve it. we're not special. i mean, there is such a thing as a gift. you have a gift. i have a gift. but the chance to bring your gift into the same aperture, if that's the right word, to marry them in your life, you need a lot of luck to do that. >> i try not to end interviews by arguing with the person i'm interviewing, but i think you're special. i really do.

to you. . thank you very much. >> i liked that comment. >> turned down the roles because he didn't think he deserved the success that they would bring him at the time. >> it's so refreshing to see him being candid about that. you know, his roles he wishes he'd taken. >> and his epiphanies. >> he turned out already. >> shrinking it up. anyway, "kung fu panda 3" hits theaters on friday. >> red panda. partnering up to find fitness success. what happened when natalie and jenna hit the gym together.

nbc. welcome back, everyone. this is the fourth and final week of our campaign, kicking off 2016 with a fresh start.

a fresh view of getting into the gym. >> one of my new year's resolutions was to get to the gym. and another was to spend time with friends. natalie is one of the fittest friends i have. she let me crash her workout. >> hoboken hot mamas. >> will you take a manhattan girl? >> yeah. we will. >> you are my buddy. in life. she is. usually, they like to put me spandex for spandex next to natalie. no, thank you. natalie wins. do you feel the giggle? >> pretty good. time to get moving. let's do it, girls. >> the girls and i participated in a partner workout that involved trust. >> trusting you. >> strength. >> jenna's turn! >> what if you can't lift me?

>> and lots of fun. >> a lot of jenna i've never seen before. >> trusting you. >> now lower it down. there. >> tah-dah! >> natalie, the little spice girl girl. >> hercules. >> you're fine. you are like the strongest hercules. this is more fun with friends. >> yeah. >> it also makes sense. research shows that 80% of people believe they're more likely to fit in workouts and stick to their routine if they partner up. >> hi, ellen. this is my sister barbara. i brought her along. she's ripped. >> motivated by natalie and her friends, i grabbed my best friend and workout partner from birth, my twin sister barbara, to try out orange theory fitness, one of the hottest new workouts. the founder and our instructor, ellen. >> walking, jogging and rowing.

why is it going faster? >> the one-hour class involves getting your heart rate in the orange zone, where you burn fat. that combined with a healthyilyy dose of competition. i'm in the green zone. i'm jenna25. who is 016? i'm going down, my heart rate. >> it's your pace, yo. >> this is so fun. i'm in the orange zone. i'm in the orange zone! i want it. i want it. i prefer dinner dates. this is hard to talk. >> what a good sister. helping her old twin get off the rowing machine. >> bend your knees in fetal position to the side. >> we were fetal position in the womb together. >> since before we were born.

>> relaxation period? >> here we go. >> excuse me, you poked my abs. >> you're obliques. >> you poked my one ab. >> people know they're going to be more accountable if barbara calls jenna and says, we're on for the 7:00 class, right, jenna? she says, i was going to blow it off today, but i guess i won't. >> barbara is superior in fitness because, feel that muscle. show it to her. show her it. show her that gun. >> it's a shy muscle. >> i want to give a disclaimer. if i beat you up as a child, this is not the chance to throw the ball at my face. out? >> don't crush my teeth or you lose points. zone. >> what is it like to work out with your sister? >> i love working out with my sister. makes it so much more fun. kill many birds with one stone.

and mine has gotten bigger. >> you had babies. >> i feel pretty good. >> you look good, too. >> you're a good motivation. >> thanks, sissy. >> twin power. >> sweet. >> best part of the story was listening to her comment on it while it was running. >> i'm tired of myself. i'm tired. >> you said, good thing the start today thing is almost over. >> finish today. >> i'm finished today. hallelujah. but it is true, that working out with friends -- i mean, working out with natalie, you look at this and i'm like, is this my after? before and after? i'm into that. the health fitness director says it's obvious. it increases accountability. yesterday, savannah facetimed me and said -- first, she texted me and i pretended to ignore it. >> then i called them. >> she face timed once, ignore. twice, said, are you coming to the gym? >> see you in the lobby in ten

>> because i saw her face, i had to. we went, feel great. also, you can lose more weight. there are studies that show if you work out with a friend -- i don't know if it's the competition or that you're there and want to work out and be in it together, you lose more weight. >> more accountable. >> jenna is like, we're doing leg lifts, and ow, it hurts. >> the team thing is great. want to go drinking with me? >> hold on, third start today take away, it ups the intensity. do you think i'd do the flying squirrel move without natalie, the flying squirrel morales? >> not my new nickname. >> yes, it is. >> flattering pose. >> thank you. >> replaying that. it makes me want to get to the gym right now. >> jenna, thank you. great job on start today this month. next month. >> no, no, no. >> by popular demand. >> we ended today. today.com. creative ways to deep with your kids' cabin fever when a winter storm leaves you

first, this is "today" on nbc. we are back. it's 8:48. we have a snow day survival guide in the wake of the blizzard. schools are closed again today. in washington, d.c., baltimore, a number of other places. what do you do when your kids are bored? megan murphy is a mom of three kids and editor of "good housekeeping." you have your two boys there, anxious to play with this first one. >> we were stuck in the house for two days. this is a great way to beat cabin fever. it's plain fun. we cut out these circles on poster board. cut out circles. we traced our mixing bowls. have the kids find different circles around the house, cut them out, hang the target. we did it by tens because my

tens. have a family competition. show us how to fly a plane. >> think i can make it? >> see if you can throw the plane. >> 50 points. >> that's about how easy as it can be. >> one more. >> just plain fun. you can improvise with anything around the house. >> yes. >> okay. >> this is your little girl. >> this is my daughter. we like to play with food. this is a healthy snack. we're going to do pretzels for the arms. take the pretzel sticks. charlie, we made these with your class on friday and they were a hit. use chocolate chips for the eyes and buttons. make a hat with a strawberry. >> they're snowmen. >> it's a healthy snack. potassium, dark chocolate -- don't tell -- and you can improvise with anything around the house. this is how they turn out. are you going to work on your treats? >> what's your name? >> brian. >> we also have this excellent

the recipe for this is on today.com. really fun and a great way to get their protein. if i ask them to eat a banana, no. a banana snowman kabob, it makes it more fun. >> right. now, this is fun. >> we had a camp out. this is our favorite tent from land of nod. you can use couch cushions, do a box to make a fort. go in the sleeping bags, and then we made a campfire. >> cute. >> construction paper and rolled logs, we did a circle of rocks. l.e.d. lights left over from our halloween jack lanterns. rolled construction paper. >> you can tell stories like a campfire. >> we roasted marshmallows and told ghost stories. they've been watching too much scooby doo. >> adorable. >> leave the kids in their pajamas and make it a camp out. >> you can do this with a sheet, make a fort.

problem. >> what do we have over here? snowman? >> always. >> simple. tape. we did these on every door in the house. a plain white door or any door will do. buttons? >> tape them on. tie a ribbon around for the scarf. little circles. tell the kids, they can learn shapes when doing this. what will make a good circle? hold my hand. sir. home. >> team tasks. >> very cute. >> this is one more fun idea. style. i taped this up when the kids were sleeping. they came down on saturday morning and lost their minds. you tape crepe paper across the hallway. you guys, you have to sneak

you have to go over it, under and try to sneak through the maze. do you want to show how to do it, too? on your bellies under it. >> wow. >> a roll of paper. you can do it with string. keep them busy by improvising. >> doing a good job. >> this is easy to do. >> get the timer going. this could go on a while. >> we had this set up the entire blizzard. they'd run from this to the campfire to banana kabobs. >> uh-oh! >> trouble, trouble. >> it's okay. you can tape it back. >> thank you so much. great ideas for more snow day activities and recipes to keep your family entertained. go to today.com/parents.

this is "today" on nbc. well, what's coming up next hour, everybody? >> we have lucy liu, co-star on "kung fu panda 3." >> matt, grab some couch. >> we saved you a spot. >> thank you very much. >> lucy liu? did i hear lucy liu? >> hello, you did. >> we know what she is, a snake. >> viper. >> no debate over raccoon or red panda. >> no, no, no.

>> what are you talking about in the tape? >> weather. >> one of the reasons i was tardy, do you smell this? i was stopping by the kitchen to see what was cooking. i didn't get an answer but it smells really good. >> what are they making? >> maybe it's the fourth hour. >> casserole. it's casserole week. >> i haven't heard the word tardy.

>> have good morning.

i'm gone is mike gonzalez. if you want to go to the super bowl to cheer on the panthers it will cost you a penny. right now ticket packages to the game are about $5,700. and airfare it will cost you a total of $7,000 so 4 to $12,000. start saving. chapel hill carl borrow schools have just canceled school. they were on a three-hour delay. they are citing hazardous traveling conditions for that decision. and meteorologist alyssa corfont is back with a warmup

welcome back. morning. and we're looking at a mix of sun and clouds at the country club in cary. the temperatures are in the 40s and 38 in roxboro. and the high 58 and scattered showers move in overnight and it will continue for our this morning on "today's take," lucy liu is back and kicking butt in "kung fu panda 3." she joins us. a frightening close call. a semi is knocked off the road

deputy. plus, the time-saving hacks that will make your life easier. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome. tuesday morning. january 26th, 2016. i'm willie with tamron, natalie and al. the gang is all together. my morning jam, a favorite. need a workout song? panjabi mc and jay-z, of course. hear it? >> oh, yeah. >> weren't they planning a remake of knight-ridder? >> i think they did. >> i think there was a reboot, but i they they're talking about a movie.

interesting. >> which we'd love to have that now, with all the snow, and go to the theater and hang out there. folks are still digging out after the weekend's big blizzard. we had video from queens. there are a lot of small streets, like you in who boeg nhoboken, down. they have to pull them out. it's crazy stuff. washington, d.c., schools, federal government, still shut down. your schools -- >> ours are back open now. >> newark is still out. any event, one new jersey couple getting a surprise when they try to step outside their home. >> oh, my gosh! >> amazing. >> geez. >> wow. >> snow drift blocks the front door of this couple's house in kendal park. amazing stuff. >> how does that happen? >> the plows? >> it was drifting. it was part of the problem. then there was also flooding.

down in southern new jersey. new jersey governor chris christie taking heat for resuming his campaign schedule, some thought, too quickly after the jersey shore was hit hard with flooding. take a look. >> the one county that flooded, so i don't know where from all over the state, since we have 21 counties, where that's happened. second, i don't know what you expect me to do. want me to go down there with a mop? >> there was a question, a young woman said, i'm hearing from friends and family that there are problems. the governor took umbridge with that. one county. >> i think given that that one county, granted, it may only be one county, those folks are still reeling from super storm sandy, and now hit with this. i think there was a little -- the tone might have been -- >> actually, the people there reported that it was worse than super storm sandy for them.

worse than sandy. like i said, a place that's already suffered devastation. i think it's due a little more respect than, you want me to come down with a mop? >> he sent the lieutenant governor. he took a private plane back to new hampshire after the initial storm, but you would think just the proximity, that he'd be able to get back. >> what's interesting is these storms are being fueled in a sense by el nino, because the southern jet stream is a lot more powerful. take a look at what -- in pacifica, california, this is drone video showing part of a cliff plummeting. >> just crazy. >> notice, these homes or apartment complexes have been deemed uninhabitable now. >> i think that's probably right. >> i would go with that. >> people are being allowed in sporadically to gather their belongings. as you can see, it's out.

>> you were saying earlier, i mean, there was about 200 feet. >> a parking lot and some other land beyond that, and it has been eroding. but the erosion has been really exacerbated by these el nino storms. >> how long does that take? >> it's been going on a while. but this has really started since this summer. i mean, the acceleration of the erosion. >> i'm surprised they only evacuated people yesterday, putting the notices up. >> i mean, initially i think they got people out before that, but i think they've officially red tagged those buildings. >> beautiful place. just near san francisco, you >> too close there. >> i mean, it really is amazing, to think there's another apartment complex on the other side of that, all of a sudden, they have an ocean view because the other apartments may have fallen into the ocean. >> the ocean view you don't want. okay, i'll pass. >> would that be coming for you next? >> it's frightening.

in the comentext of presidential politics. people talking about michael bloomberg, who suggested he might be getting into the race. he said he'd be willing to spend $1 billion of his own money, according to sources, but its contingent on whether or not he thinks he could win. if he gets in the race depends on the nominees. bernie sanders is more likely than hillary clinton. donald trump was on "morning joe" and asked about a michael bloomberg run. >> i hope he runs. look, i like michael. i've always liked michael. i don't think we have the relationship -- i think the relationship is gone, which is fine with me. but i hope he runs because i love the competition. and i think it would be a very different dialogue for the debates. i really think it would be interesting if he runs. i hope that michael runs. he won't win, but i hope he runs. >> okay.

candidates usually don't work. >> we have no relationship. >> let's not talk about the trump tactic in repeating something like three or four times, if you think to any of his remarks. >> reinforcing it. >> he reinforces it. some self-help thing, to convince people of what you're saying. sarah palin's speech, when she endorsed him, there was an excerpt noted that was from a tactic of self-help, convincing people of things. strategic. >> i really love listening to him. he says nice things, and then boom. he'd really be nice, he'd be great to be in the campaign, i think it'd be a great dialogue, i'd love the debate. you can't win, boom! >> we're friends, we get along, well, not anymore. it's like the backhanded complement in the south, somebody says, bless your heart. >> you're an idiot. >> you're doomed. pack your bags. there was a town hall yesterday with the democrats.

it was like a one-on-one, conversational. you have the other headline of the gop debate. donald trump says he's going to potentially not show up. >> he's going to show up. >> he's going to show up. the only thing donald trump has done is made megyn kelly a bigger super star than she was. >> which she pointed out. >> she admits it. >> dash cam video out of ohio. a police captain very lucky. you won't believe this. after being run over by a semi. at that. under the wheel. >> what? >> this happened january 8th. the video just released. brad moore is a captain in a county outside of dayton, ohio, in the police department there. he was directing traffic after a car accident, when the semi was hit by a train. he came out with a gash to my head, a broken left hand. he needed 25 stitches. unbelievably, that's it. he's otherwise okay. i know that you've seen people

is one of the most dangerous roles an officer or trooper has to play. the traffic accidents. but i don't know, it's amazing. >> you can't see it in the video but to the left of the frame, there is a trail track to the left of the truck. tail end of his truck is in the track and he gets hit in the back and goes over the officer, who somehow, was okay. >> isn't that amazing? >> lucky to be alive. >> video to brighten your day. i think all of us saw this video and loved it. remember a high school in dallas, they created the uptown funk video a year ago? went viral. their teacher helped them create it. 13 million times, people shared that. same school back at it again. theater arts teacher told his students, i want you to create something inspirational, something motivational that will get people thinking positively. here is what they ended up doing. take a look. i think i finally found my hallelujah

moment all my life now all my dreams are coming true i've been waiting for this moment it's good to be alive right about now good to be alive right about now good, good, good to be alive, right about now >> i want scott as my teacher. >> he's so cool. >> i want scott to bring back "glee." >> the students did this all with an iphone camera. all one take. >> awesome. >> so great. >> incredible, looks like a steady cam. >> i love the signs they're holding. positive, inspirational messages, as well. good job! >> you can join the 13 million that watched the last one. it'll be huge. al, what's going on outside? >> we had talk yesterday there was a possibility of -- we have music going here.

you know? >> what is this? when we do the walk, can you put what the song is so we know, in case people -- >> somebody going? >> caigo. i don't know who that is. who is it? >> hi. lucy liu is there. anyway, i don't care about me. lucy liu is here. come on. this was the country before the storm, the east coast before the storm. look at this, by sunday, boom. snow is back, and it is here. but the good news is, we do have this system that's bringing a lot of heavy rain and will over the next several days to the gulf coast and florida. what we were worried about was low pressure forming along this front and transferring that energy to the southeast and moving up the coast. good news, it's not going to happen. looks like the models take it

atlantic. you see the moisture stays offshore. that is fantastic. good morning. a nice mix of sun and clouds from our studios and the current temperature 41 degrees. and checking in with the temperatures elsewhere, now at freezing in sanford and 36 in siler city and low 40s in durham and hender soon in the >> that is your latest weather. >> here we go. >> there it is. "kung fu panda," viper, one of the furious five, lucy liu, one of the five here. one of our co-stars.

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has to pay the price when po the panda is put in charge of her training. >> yes, i mean -- >> tigris, tornado back flip. >> yes, master. >> my fault. crane, go high. >> low! >> oh, my claws. >> do a swarming insect fight with a yellow jacket, spicy tuna -- oh! >> good job, po. >> lucy, good morning. >> good morning. >> can't wait to see this with my kids. they're excited about this. "kung fu panda 3," you stepping getting into the mind of a snake, what does it take? >> the one thing they told me in the beginning is i don't use my hands and feet because i don't have any. take note when i go in there in the recording room.

>> you don't have to go there, but when you put efforts out, you make to make sure, you know, you keep that in mind. >> interesting. >> i don't think people realize, because al and i had a very, very, very small part in the film, but i don't think people realize having down this, the effort that you actually put forth in that recording booth. the directors, who are amazing, were talking about how you work so hard, jack is sweating, he has to change. it's work in there. >> yeah. also, i think -- i mean, jack has a huge role, obviously, and he's unbelievable in it. i think that's why kids love it so much. but you do go in there and work on your own. it's sort of like, you want to give the director what they want. you know they've been working on it for five years and they have an idea. you try to give them as many options as you can. you do have to go in and there give it your all. you feel ridiculous but do it anyway. >> this is your first movie

installment since becoming a mom. we saw rockwell's shirt, i'm all that and dim sum. >> best one see ever. >> it's more special now doing this role, knowing this is something that your child is going to see? >> it is. i mean, i think that for me, growing up watching disney movies or animation movies or any of those things, cartoons, bugs bunny, all that, just meant so much to me. i think now, being a part of that, passing that on is -- i mean, you didn't think about it when you were younger. you were watching something with voices. they were real to you because your imagination as a child, those things are three dimensional to you. being a part of it -- i mean, even understanding what goes behind doing an animation, when you watch the movie, it's still magical magical. it's special. i don't know. i feel really grateful that he's going to have that. that'll be my legacy for him, ultimately. when he gets older and he can watch them and enjoy them.

hopefully he won't and will fall into it. >> mom, what's this about? he's filled in more, chunky? >> chunky bracelet rolls on his arms and legs. it's the best. croissant hands. it just comes out. >> beautiful. >> they get chubby when they get older. >> pop out. >> luscious. en enjoy. >> thank you so much. >> "kung fu panda 3" hits theaters this friday. up next, how to break in your shoes w

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>> frying your eggs, especially keeping the yolk in tact. >> what i do is separate the yolk and the egg white. take the egg white and dump it in. then you'll see it slowly become a little bit -- some transparent to opaque. when it gets a little white, we'll pour the yolk in and it creates this egg yolk blanket. it doesn't cook too quickly. >> want to do it? >> i'll try it. race. >> oh, it got stuck. >> if i would have done it, it would have been perfect. >> what the heck? >> next one. >> taking the garbage out, you have something for us. >> you've been probably that person before. you open up the trash, try to take it out and take the whole trash can with you. >> vacuum to it. >> in order to prevent that, take your trash can, grab a drill and drill holes into the size. >> so there is air. >> yeah.

>> i'll show you real fast. open it up and voila. >> amazing. >> the other thing, this is a great way to also break in your shoes. >> don't do that! no, no, oh, my gosh! not the shoe. >> oh, sorry. thank you so much. let's go to tamron. what's coming up next? well, my shoes don't have holes but i am wrapped up for my tuesday trend. it's the coat style of the season. we'll get all wrapped up after your local news and weather. olay regenerist renews from within, plumping surface cells for a dramatic transformation without the need for fillers your concert tee might show your age... your skin never will.

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good morning. chapel hill carrboro school district has canceled after a three hour delays. they cite hazardous road conditions. ice covering streets and parking lots as well. and the crews hope that the warmer temperatures and plows will clear things out for good. here's a good reason to clean off your snow and ice from your car.

yesterday. a slab of snow smashing into the police cruiser's windshield and it smashed it. that is a reminder of weapon tear weather. if you have got that on top of your vehicle, make sure that you scrape it off. meteorologist alyssa corfont is back with a warmup in the forecast.

have a goo 41 degrees and a nice look at sun and clouds at the airport airport. we're still in the0s around sanford and siler city. and reports of ice on the ground there.

43 in louisburg and henderson and 42 in south hill. a lot of melting will take place this afternoon and 58 the. high and chance of showers moves in tonight and continues taking a look at the headlines. ford is recalling more than 390,000 ranger pickups because

made by takata can explode with too much force and cause injury. the recall covers all rangers from 2004 through 2006 in the u.s. and canada, and it comes just days after u.s. regulators announced a new recall of about 5 million vehicles with potentially defective air bags. more evidence this morning that coffee may indeed be good for your heart. according to a new study published in the journal of the american heart association, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heart beet beats which can lead to heart deaths. it was thought caffeine would speed up your heart rate. chase bank would work alongside new machines that require you to make withdraws and not necessarily using a card. better yet, you can pick if you want $1 bill, $5, $10 and so on.

the machines have been tested in washington state, but thousands of the atms will roll out later this year. you won't have to go to olive garden to enjoy their pasta, salad and breadsticks. the company is rolling out delivery service from all restaurants in the u.s. and canada. you'll need a big appetite or lots of friends. the minimum order is $125, just right for a big family gathering to r a working lunch at the office. if only all our vacation photos could look like this. a couple was paddle boarding in maui when a humpback breached in front of them. a tourist from the shore captured it. it is illegal for people to purposely approach them, but curiouseious whales often try to get close to the humans. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker.

>> our cameraman john side, what was the porpoise of that? anyway, heavier showers and thunderstorms down to the south through the gulf. high surf advisories in the pacific northwest with heavy rain coming in there. tomorrow, the wet weather hangs around the southeast. the good news is that low pressure system will get off the coast, not cause another nor'easter. lake-effect snow throughout the great lakes. sunny and mild through the pacific northwest. ra a good tuesday morning to you. a nice shot right now from preston wood country club in care. and we can see some grass on the ground this morning. and we'll see more melting take

41 in raleigh an >> that's your latest weather. time for the triple "t." >> new nickname, thank you, al. >> tuesday trend tamron. those are the three. celebrities have been rocking the look, like kim k. west. also gigi, this model. if you haven't crossed over, come on in with us. to help us is amy goodman, senior lifestyle editor at zulily.com. the wrap coat, it is the style of the season, it seems. >> it is. it's a timeless classic. very sophisticated and chic. we like it because it's easy to wear. very warm and cozy. the wrap coat is also known as the robe coat. >> the robe coat. >> two long panels that cross softly in the front and are tied with a soft belt.

i think we like it because in those cold times like now, it'll keep us warm. >> here's the deal, full disclosure because you said timeless, this is two years old. this is a style that keeps coming back. it's gotten trendy lately. >> what i'm hearing, it's had fashion updates. this one, you can see, gigi, we have the faux fur treatment here, it really has given it a modern update. this one, $240. >> $240? i love that. let's bring out our models. let's see what you've got for us, amy. >> all right. first up, we have on nora, all the celebrities are wearing it open and not doing the belt. this one is really wonderful from topshop. $150. how to do this look, go for a monochromatic look inside. the separates are from white house black market on top. the pants are ann taylor. you can have fun with the shoe. $39.99 by nine west.

the coat. you can get it in several lengths. i like this. people wonder why kim kardashian shoulder. not to look like count dracula. it's more slimming when you drape a coat over. you might freeze to death, but slimming look. >> it gives a flow to your look, as you sweep in and out, making a great exit. as you can see, you tie the belt in the back. another great option for $39.99. at zulily, we have great price points and value. >> thank you so much. let's see what's up next, amy. >> so zest and appeal. at zulily, we like to give you something unexpected and unique. we found that on this coat from bloomingdales. don't be afraid of prints on this wrap coat. she has actually an apple kind of shaped body type.

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you say when you walk into a party like that, you should physically and mentally give yourself an away message. >> first of all, it's nice to be present in the moment. look how much fun we're having. all making eye contact. what a novel experience, we're having a conversation. so rare we get that in the world. we're always looking and texting. i think, first of all, walk into a party very present. say, i'm going to be in the moment. there are a lot of great apps out there. i like off time. do not disturb. dinner time. there are 40 of them. you can have an auto response, if anyone messages you, saying, i'm at a dinner party for the next few hours. don't bother me. >> what do we do with our cell phones? guests have phones on the table. >> first of all, if you're attending a dinner party, phones are really dirty. they're dirty. just like you're not tracking muddy shoes into someone's party, you want them next to the table?

wipes. if they bring them to the table, what i'll ask everyone to do is put them in the middle of the table. we're going to play a little game because whoever feels compelled to reach for it first is going to wash everyone's dishes at the end of the dinner party. >> i like that. >> you play hardball, randi. >> that's right. >> never going to randi's house. >> whoever feels like they need to reach for it first. >> what about the question we talked about in the introduction. i have a babysitter at home. i want to make sure the kids are okay. >> in reality, there are certain times you have to -- and i think it's okay to sit down and tell everyone at the beginning, listen, everyone, brand-new babysitter, emergency, is it okay with all of you if i keep my phone here? maybe use an apple watch or device like that. you're not checking your phone. >> all right. al is down, going to help him out? >> i got sent to the kids table, which is the cool table.

party here. i think it's really important when you're at a birthday party to think about -- of course, i want to post photos of the kids. they're having so much fun. >> should you ask permission? it's one thing to post your kids' photos.. what about the other kids? should you ask parents' permission first? >> great point, al. if i'm taking photos at my child's birthday party, it's important to talk to the other parents in the room and say, your kid is in some of the photos. is it okay if i post them online? just be mindful that not everyone wants photos of their children up on the internet. >> is same is true for sporting well. what about when people show up, drop their kids off, you want to be enjoying your party. take pictures. but if people are texting you, parents are texting, are the kids okay, because we helicopter a bit, how do you handle it? >> right before the party starts, send out another reminder to everyone with all the details of how they can be reached.

party, bring out a polaroid. you're not just taking photos all the time. you can print them and give them out as party favors. >> can you pass me the yellow cupcake? >> happy birthday, everyone. wow. look at this spatial twin bed. >> nothing says intimacy like texting in bed, right? >> both on our phones, right? >> put this away, right? >> exactly. put the phone away as much as you can. this is nice. >> twin bed. >> no phones in the bedroom, if you can help it. definitely not for the first 30 minutes when you wake up. >> don't use it as the alarm clock either, right? >> if you use your phone as your alarm, you'll be texted to immediately go into your texts, e-mails, facebook. use an old school alarm clock. it'll get you out of bed in about -- try to go 30 minutes before checking your device. >> thank you. >> what a fun party.

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time you're couped up. amy, good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> a lot of families around the country went through this this weekend. >> we have activities good for your brain and your body. >> cool. >> first of all, we got a snow garland if you want to bring the outdoor theme? >> we have igt heret right. >> stitching wire, string through pom-poms and cotton balls. it's easy to make. let the kids decide where to hang it. hang it over the window, on the mantle. that. >> withe bought the pom-poms at an activity store. >> stained glass window? >> we colored glossy photo paper with sharpies. this is great for adults and kids. the stress less coloring trend. >> yeah. >> we made a shoe box, cut out a hole, put it on the shoe box. there is a flashlight in the

you can tape it on to a window, or your stained glass window. >> it's sharpie and glossy photo paper. >> fantastic. >> let's talk about treats. everybody wants treats on a day like today. >> a snowy day, everyone wants treats. these are polar bear pretzel rods. dip the pretzel rods in melted white chocolate, or dark chocolate, add eyes with chocolate chips. and we have sebastian making the trees. >> i saw that. >> hot chocolate stirrers. who doesn't love hot chocolate on a snowy day. >> good idea. >> these are fun. dip them in peanut butter, dark chocolate, and you can get a jump on the valentine's day treats even. >> great idea. >> diy fuse ball.

>> isn't this super cute? let the kids decorate it. we decorated it with wrapping paper. >> fun. >> finally, we have a super active activity. >> they're running around the house in circles. >> they're doing balloon tennis. it gets everybody active. adults can get into the game. >> paper plates? >> with a stick. any wooden stick in your house and a balloon. super easy. >> look at those skills. very nice. >> wish i had these this past weekend. >> now you'll have them. >> more great ideas on today.com.

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if you would like to donate shall the red cross has a list of local blood drives on their website and our website on wncn.com. a new baby born in the middle of this snowstorm. this comes from a famous family. his grandmother was a lemur that was once the star of a pbs wildlife show. what a cutie.

capital city. welcome back. plenty of sunshine at cardinals high school in raleigh. yesterday the parking lot still covered with ice and? he and today much clearer and there are cars in the parking lot. and improvement from all the schools being closed yesterday. 47 if raleigh, 49 in durham and 50s already on the board. 52 in pinehurst and rayford. the forecast for the remainder of the day. 53 in the triangle at lunchtime and 58 the afternoon high and we fall back to 52 for the drive home. and tomorrow is trending cooler with the scattered showers in the forecast and isolated

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